Andrew McNaughton, FREng, CEng, FICE, is joining
Tidal Lagoon Power as Director of Engineering and Construction and will
oversee the technical development of world-leading British infrastructure
to harness power from the rise and fall of the tides.
Subject to planning, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon will be the world's first
tidal lagoon power plant. Therefore as a key part of his remit, Andrew
will assume the role as Director of Construction for Tidal Lagoon Swansea
Bay Plc, with the responsibility for delivering this major infrastructure
asset into operational service.
"deliver
a series of tidal lagoons"
Andrew brings 30 years’ experience
of delivering major infrastructure in the UK and overseas. As both
a project manager and an executive officer he has been responsible for
many of the country’s major infrastructure projects in recent years, including
Terminals 2 and 5 at Heathrow, the widening of the M25 and the Channel
Tunnel Rail Link.
He held a range of executive
positions in his 17 years at Balfour Beatty, including Chief Operating
Officer and latterly Chief Executive Officer of Balfour Beatty Plc. He
has served as a Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, is
a UK Business Ambassador for the current Government and is a Fellow of
the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Andrew McNaughton: “Every
so often, the UK infrastructure industry witnesses a major project with
the ability to redefine the sector worldwide. The Swansea Bay Tidal
Lagoon is one such project, with a team and tier one supply chain that
combines the best of British infrastructure with international expertise
of the highest calibre. I am thrilled to return to the industry’s
frontline to oversee its delivery.”
Mark Shorrock, Chief Executive
of Tidal Lagoon Power: “Andrew has been one of the leading
lights in UK infrastructure for many years. We both share a view that the
UK has a critical need for a new generation of power assets. Our vision
is to build a scalable blueprint for a new form of power asset – Swansea
Bay Tidal Lagoon– and then deliver a series of tidal lagoons at a levelised
cost of energy that is the same as nuclear power and combined cycle gas
turbines.”
